By Oregon Small Business Association The U.S. Labor Department has ordered the owners of a Beaverton restaurant to pay more than $400,000 in back pay to its 39 employees. Buffet Palace paid a flat monthly wage to its employees, no matter how many hours they worked, resulting at times in […]

The Secretary of State’s Office released an audit report on how the Oregon Revenue Department can capture over a $100 million in lost revenue from 66,000 targeted taxpayers who likely owe the state money. Below is the report. From Secretary of State Audit Division Oregon residents, and non-residents with earnings […]

US Attorney Office, Oregon District Press Release, PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in the District of Oregon returned an indictment today charging four founders of Forsage, a purportedly decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency investment platform, for their roles in a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme that raised approximately $340 million from […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Local small businesses faced a disappointing Black Friday as inflation, recession fears and wary shoppers helped to depress sales.    Now local small businesses in Multnomah County face a new problem that could wipe them out altogether.   Multnomah County is considering a county-wide tobacco and vaping […]

By Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio, IRS Enhancement and Tax Gap Reduction Act Would Help IRS Collect Underpaid Taxes from Wealthiest Earners and Corporations, Shrink “Tax Gap” In the face of an economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) will reintroduce legislation that will help the […]

Oregon U.S. District Attorney release, Susan Tranberg, 61, of Eugene, Oregon, pleaded guilty in federal court to mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and tax evasion after defrauding her former employer, the Weyerhaeuser Company, out of more than $4.5 million. “Susan Tranberg used her intimate knowledge of the Weyerhaeuser Company to […]

Bullard Law, Portland law firm The National Labor Relations Board recently pursued an outcome that was unfair to business.  (“I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!”)  Fortunately, the First Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the NLRB’s arguments. This is really a simple case.  People recognize […]

By By Michael G. McClory , Bullard Law, Portland law firm I grew up watching hockey. While I rooted for the LA Kings, these were the pre-Gretzky days and the Kings name seemed ironic. Some of the best hockey was in Philadelphia where the Flyers, led by Rick MacLeish, Bobby […]

Drug assistance program intended for the poor should go to the poor. Not pad profits for hospitals and pharmacies By David Darnell Many government programs are intended to help Americans in need, but some of them are more effective at it than others. In other cases, programs start out with […]

Minimum wage…too low or too high? By T.J. Reilly President, Oregon Small Business Association Almost everyone once worked at a minimum wage job. This is where most of us learned our first basic workplace skills. Many of us received the training that launched us into the careers that we have […]